1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 16
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Robert L. McCormick (D) won with 11.7% of the vote, defeating George R. Moore (D) by 3.9 points.
Robert L. McCormickDemocrat · winner
11.7%5,577
Sammie DaltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.6%5,551
Charles GilliamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.0%5,244
Thomas W. MathisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.2%3,913
George R. MooreDemocrat
7.8%3,735
Kyle GarretsonDemocrat
7.7%3,698
John E. MendezDemocrat
6.4%3,055
Ervin S. QueenDemocrat
6.0%2,846
Glen D. AdkinsDemocrat
5.0%2,375
Robert R. Mays Jr.Democrat
4.2%2,027
Fletcher BarkerDemocrat
3.6%1,734
Larry MeadeDemocrat
2.7%1,303
Robert L. Marcum Jr.Democrat
2.4%1,159
A. J. EllisDemocrat
2.3%1,086
Frank E. QueenDemocrat
2.0%974
Jeremiah GreenbergDemocrat
1.9%885
T. Ronald NelsonDemocrat
1.9%885
Joseph E. HagerDemocrat
1.4%678
Edward FlowersDemocrat
1.2%566
Thomas Lee CuniDemocrat
1.1%503
47,794 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Robert L. McCormick (D)Sammie Dalton (D)Charles Gilliam (D)Thomas W. Mathis (D)George R. Moore (D)Kyle Garretson (D)John E. Mendez (D)Ervin S. Queen (D)Glen D. Adkins (D)
Also on the ballot: Robert R. Mays Jr. (Democrat), 4.2%; Fletcher Barker (Democrat), 3.6%; Larry Meade (Democrat), 2.7%; Robert L. Marcum Jr. (Democrat), 2.4%; A. J. Ellis (Democrat), 2.3%; Frank E. Queen (Democrat), 2.0%; Jeremiah Greenberg (Democrat), 1.9%; T. Ronald Nelson (Democrat), 1.9%; Joseph E. Hager (Democrat), 1.4%; Edward Flowers (Democrat), 1.2%; Thomas Lee Cuni (Democrat), 1.1%